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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 08:29 PM
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its not an easy task but its soooo worth it. man, one of the best mods ive ever done to my EG. id like to give a shout out to "illtakeone" and "airbagclub" for the help and encouragement
i spent about 300+ dollars on the bi xenon kit that i got from ebay... now i understand why the projector housing is better than a reflector housing. beam pattern is just so nice.
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before i painted the housing

about 10 ft away

15 ft


pics after i painted the housing w/ high heat flat black: (orig.jpg for full size)




the projectors i used were just sitting in my garage and i actually planned on getting rid of them....good thing i didnt.
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 08:30 PM
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 08:35 PM
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Looks good.
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 08:48 PM
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Wow, that looks really good. Clean retrofit!
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 08:50 PM
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sick ill have to put HID on my "most wanted" list now.
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 08:51 PM
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im going to be re-doing my retrofit pretty soon because i need to go in and re-center everything and make a diffuser.. but im also thinking about getting better projectors, so i guess i will see what happens.. your conversion looks properly done though.. ive been tryin to talk my cousin into this for over a year now, but no dice yet.
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 10:05 PM
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yo bigga B i might be interested in your old projectors yo
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 10:06 PM
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Suhhhweet
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 10:27 PM
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nice!!!
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 10:28 PM
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Dang nice setup looks good.
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 11:20 PM
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Perdy lights.
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Old Sep 18, 2003 | 12:17 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MTK Kommander &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">but im also thinking about getting better projectors, so i guess i will see what happens.. </TD></TR></TABLE>

i've been looking to do this soon as well. what projector (from what car? i am looking into bmw's or the s2000's) and hid ballasts rating do you guys recommend? i'm looking for the "best" in road coverage. tia
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Old Sep 18, 2003 | 12:48 AM
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you make me wanna do a retro on my teggy. nice stuff man
its not just a mod its a safty feature!
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Old Sep 18, 2003 | 03:56 AM
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Welcome to the HID family. Much props to your retrofit.
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Old Sep 18, 2003 | 04:17 AM
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Damn, I was thinking the same thing about my projectors. Painting the black housing that is. Nice man.
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Old Sep 18, 2003 | 04:25 AM
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Sup can you show me the picture of the retrofit.

thanks

LOOK very NICE
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Old Sep 18, 2003 | 06:29 AM
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soooo much better than the POS H3 projectors that it came with.
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Old Sep 18, 2003 | 08:12 AM
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thank you... i will take more pictures when i get a chance
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Old Sep 18, 2003 | 08:21 AM
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great job on the lights!
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Old Sep 18, 2003 | 08:28 AM
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nice job
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Old Sep 18, 2003 | 09:19 AM
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Old Sep 18, 2003 | 09:38 AM
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good job. a question though, would the stock DC projectors be adequate for H.I.D.'s or would it be better/cheaper to buy another set of OEM projectors etc. on ebay?
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Old Sep 18, 2003 | 09:55 AM
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where's the how to!? that looks really nice man.. I wish i had the money to do a retrofit..
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Old Sep 18, 2003 | 01:27 PM
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Man, I'd love to know how you did that-write up maybe?
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Old Sep 18, 2003 | 01:29 PM
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Wow, impressive work
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